Joshua 16 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 The allotment of the people of Joseph went from the Jordan by Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho into the hill country to Bethel. The lot that fell to the Josephites extended from the Jordan at Jericho to the waters of Jericho east of the wilderness; then the boundary went up from Jericho to the heights at Bethel. The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel.
2 Then going from Bethel to Luz, it passes along to Ataroth, the territory of the Archites. Leaving Bethel for Luz, it crossed the ridge to the border of the Archites at Ataroth, It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth,
3 Then it goes down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth-horon, then to Gezer, and it ends at the sea. and descended westward to the border of the Japhletites, to that of the Lower Beth-horon, and to Gezer, and from there to the sea. descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
4 The people of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, received their inheritance. Within the heritage of Manasseh and Ephraim, sons of Joseph, So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.
5 The territory of the people of Ephraim by their clans was as follows: the boundary of their inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar as far as Upper Beth-horon, the dividing line for the heritage of the Ephraimites by their clans ran from east of Ataroth-addar to Upper Beth-horon This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans: The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon
6 and the boundary goes from there to the sea. On the north is Michmethath. Then on the east the boundary turns around toward Taanath-shiloh and passes along beyond it on the east to Janoah, and thence to the sea. From Michmethath on the north, their boundary curved eastward around Taanath-shiloh, and continued east of it to Janoah; and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east.
7 then it goes down from Janoah to Ataroth and to Naarah, and touches Jericho, ending at the Jordan. from there it descended to Ataroth and Naarah, and reaching Jericho, it ended at the Jordan. Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan.
8 From Tappuah the boundary goes westward to the brook Kanah and ends at the sea. Such is the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Ephraim by their clans, From Tappuah the boundary ran westward to the Wadi Kanah and ended at the sea. This was the heritage of the Ephraimites by their clans, From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans.
9 together with the towns that were set apart for the people of Ephraim within the inheritance of the Manassites, all those towns with their villages. including the villages that belonged to each city set aside for the Ephraimites within the heritage of the Manassites. It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.
10 However, they did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites have lived in the midst of Ephraim to this day but have been made to do forced labor. But they did not dispossess the Canaanites living in Gezer; they live within Ephraim to the present day, though they have been put to forced labor. They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.
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